Submissions

Submission Guidelines

Nigerian Journal of Applied Science and Innovative Technology (NiJASIT) is a publication of the College of Engineering, Bells University of Technology, Ota, Nigeria. It is an international peer-reviewed journal that publishes three issues in a year (February, June and October). The Journal publishes papers with original contributions to scientific knowledge in all fields of natural, life, built environment, applied sciences and engineering. Authors submitting papers for publication must adhere strictly to the following guidelines:

1. Research articles should be in the English language. Articles in other languages are NOT entertained. Correction of English language is not the responsibility of the Editorial Board of NiJASIT. Author(s) not fluent in English are required to get their manuscripts checked by an English speaking colleague or professional editors.
2. Submission(s) to NiJASIT should be submitted electronically as MS word attachment to The Editor-in-Chief; Nijasit@bellsuniversity.edu.ng, osfayomi@bellsuniversity.edu.ng and ensure submission(s) have less than 15% similarity plagiarism result.
3. Articles should be in 12-inch font size, Times New Roman, single-spaced and single column with the normal A4 size margins. A 12-inch font size space should be between sections and there should no space between subsections.
4. The cover page should contain the title of the paper, author(s) name(s), and complete addresses including institution based e-mail. The corresponding author must also be specified clearly.
5. The article must contain an abstract of not more than 500 words and should be followed immediately by five keywords. Total number of words should not exceed 8000 words.
6. Articles submitted for publication must be original and should not be under consideration for publication elsewhere. The content should include (but not restricted to):
   1. Introduction
   2. Materials and Methods
   3. Results and Discussion
   4. Conclusion
   5. References
7. Articles are accepted on the understanding that they have not been published elsewhere, and will not be, without the Editor-in-Chief’s written consent.
8. The copyright of articles accepted for publication belongs to NiJASIT.
9. All photos, drawings, diagrams, illustrations and other images in the manuscripts should also be submitted in digital format, preferably as JPEG or GIF files.
10. All references must adhere strictly to the APA 7th edition referencing style. Citations must be given in APA style in the text e.g. (Fayomi et al., 2017; Alao, 2008), or Abiola et al., (2016) or according to Ajibola (1988) and Adebajo and Akinyemi (2018). If two or more works by different authors or authoring bodies are cited at one point in the text, use a semi-colon to separate them: (Babarinde 2006; Ajbowu 2009). Others are:
    1. The total number of references should not exceed 40 and references should not be numbered.
    2. Names of the periodicals should be given in full.
    3. Page numbers should be mentioned in the references.
    4. An alphabetical list of all literature cited in the text should follow the text, headed by References, and single space in Times New Roman font size 12 following the format below:
    1. Journal Article — Format: Author(s). (Year). Title of the article. Title of the Journal, Volume (Issue), Page range Smith, J. A., & Doe, A. B. (2020). The impact of technology on education. Journal of Modern Education, 25(3), 45–60.
    2. Bibliography (Book) — Format: Author(s). (Year). Title of the book (Edition). Publisher. Brown, P. L., & Green, S. D. (2019). Research methods in psychology (4th Ed.). Oxford University Press.
    3. Book Chapter — Format: Author(s) of the chapter. (Year). Title of the chapter. In Editor(s) (Ed(s).), Title of the book (pp. xx–xx). Publisher. Johnson, K. L. (2018). Learning strategies in adults. In P. R. White & C. B. Black (Eds.), Cognitive development in adulthood (pp. 125–145). Cambridge University Press.
    4. Conference Proceedings — Format: Author(s). (Year). Title of the paper. In Editor(s) (Ed(s).), Proceedings of the Conference (pp. xx–xx). Publisher. Lee, M. S., & Gupta, R. (2021). Innovations in AI for healthcare. In T. Nguyen & K. Chang (Eds.), Proceedings of the International Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare (pp. 234–245). Springer.
    5. Website — Format: Author(s). (Year, Month Day). Title of the webpage. Site Name. URL Thompson, G. (2022, March 5). How to manage stress in the workplace. Health and Wellbeing Today. https://www.healthtoday.com/stress-management
11. Article processing charge (APC) is free.
12. The publication of articles shall be quarterly namely March, June, September and December of every year.
13. All correspondence should be directed to The Editor-in-Chief, NiJASIT, College of Engineering, Bells University of Technology, P. M. B. 1015, Ota, Ogun State, Nigeria,E-mail: Nijasit@bellsuniversity.edu.ng, osfayomi@bellsuniversity.edu.ng